Short answer for busy people: Most kitchen cupboards are made from chipboard. (The doors for the cupboards are made from a wider variety of materials though) A more detailed answer for the truly curious: The majority of the kitchen cabinets sold in the UK are made from Melamine Faced Chipboard (MFC). Chipboard, also known as… (read more)

One of the things I love about this small business is getting to projects from start to finish. This morning I was emailed a photo of a job in progress where the splashback had just been fitted. It’s called “Ragged Copper” and is a formica laminate panel. Although you can’t see in the photo it… (read more)

One day, I’d like to be presented with a room where I can design the perfect kitchen. A kitchen with no compromises, with doors and windows in the right place to flood the room with natural light, drains where I need drains to be, dimensions that allow me have the optimal layout for both cooking… (read more)

At Roots Kitchens Bedrooms Bathrooms we’ve been installing kitchens in Kent for 22 years and it’s easy for us to take for granted the steps involved in fitting a kitchen. This post will take you through the various stages that apply to typical rooms. 1 – REMOVE THE EXISTING ROOM This typically takes a day… (read more)

At Roots we supply and install a lot of wall hung toilets, last year about half of the toilets chosen by customers were wall hung. Let’s summarise the pros and cons. Pros: Cleaning – As the wall mounted pan is not touching the floor, the flooring material can continue uninterrupted to the walls. Moping and… (read more)

Welcome to 2021! Let’s get the bad news of 2020 out of the way: Our retail showroom is closed again to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Our office is open and we’re able to carry out some design and planning work without customers needed to visit. Good news: We’re still able to continue working in… (read more)